BHF Brighthouse Financial Inc

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Lin Allie	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/12/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Brighthouse Financial, Inc. [BHF]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 11225 N COMMUNITY HOUSE RD	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) EVP & General Counsel /
(Street) CHARLOTTE, NC 28277       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	858	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	923.0	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	703.0	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	260.0	(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Restricted Stock Units ("RUSs") awarded in 2022, which vest in three substantially equal installments on the first business day in March 2023, 2024 and 2025.
(2)	Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of Brighthouse Financial, Inc. common stock.
(3)	Represents unvested portion of RSUs awarded in 2021, which will vest in two substantially equal installments on the first business day in March 2023 and 2024.
(4)	Represents unvested portion of RSUs awarded in 2020, which will vest on the first business day in March 2023.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lin Allie 11225 N COMMUNITY HOUSE RD CHARLOTTE, NC 28277			EVP & General Counsel

Signatures
/s/ Jacob M. Jenkelowitz Attorney-in-Fact, on behalf of Allie Lin		12/21/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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